ArticleJournal of pregnancy2020
Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers at Public Health Facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Utilization of partograph and associated factors among obstetric caregivers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Partograph utilization as a decision-making tool and associated factors among obstetric care providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Exploring potential opportunities and strategies of using the Labour Care Guide to improve labour monitoring and health outcomes among health care providers in Uganda: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Partograph Utilization During Labor Monitoring in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2025Review
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- Development of a novel labour monitoring tool: Improving labour care quality in the Indian setting.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Customization and acceptability of the WHO labor care guide to improve labor monitoring among health workers in Uganda. An iterative development, mixed method study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Proper partograph utilization among skilled birth attendants in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama region, Ethiopia, in 2021.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Enhancing safe motherhood: Effect of novel partograph on labor outcomes and its utility: An Indian perspective.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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- Utilization of partograph and its associated factors among obstetric caregivers in public health institutions of Southwest Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundA partograph is a graphic representation of labor which is used by health professionals for monitoring labor progress and fetal and maternal wellbeing. However, its utilization and associated factors have not been studied yet in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care providers at public health facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
methodsA facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 436 health professionals. The study was conducted from March 04 to April 07, 2019. A simple random sampling method was carried out to select 19 health facilities and study participants from selected facilities. Data was collected using a pretested structured questionnaire, entered into EPI-data version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Descriptive statistics and binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were done.
resultsThe overall magnitude of partograph utilization was found to be 54.4%, and finding from data abstraction from a document revealed that out of 18 parameters, only 10 parameters were recorded completely. Type of health facility (hospital as compared to HC) (AOR = 2.96; CI = 1.71, 5.12), received on-the-job training on partograph (AOR = 7.06; CI = 4.3, 11.37), knowledgeable about partograph (AOR = 2.12; CI = 1.3, 3.9), and favorable attitude toward partograph use (AOR = 1.8; CI = 1.12 - 2.97) were significantly associated with partograph use.
conclusionOverall partograph utilization was low, and incomplete recording of required parameters on partograph was observed in this study. Participants who received on-the-job training on partograph, who are working in a hospital, who are knowledgeable about partograph, and who have favorable attitude toward partograph use were factors affecting partograph use positively.
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